concentrates
Meaning of concentrates
- focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.
she couldn't concentrate on the film
a threatened tax rise concentrates the mind wonderfully
- gather (people or things) together in a common location.
the nation's wealth was concentrated in the hands of the governing elite
- increase the strength or proportion of (a substance or solution) by removing or reducing the other diluting agent or by selective accumulation of atoms or molecules.
plants and microorganisms can concentrate metals from the environment
- a substance made by removing or reducing the diluting agent; a concentrated form of something.
apple juice concentrate
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘bring towards a centre’): Latinized form of concentre, or from French concentrer ‘to concentrate’. concentrate (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the early 20th century.
Information about concentrates
- The singular form of concentrates is: concentrate.
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Hyphenation of concentrates
con-cen-trates
- It consists of 3 syllables and 12 chars.
- concentrates is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
concentrates synonyms
Meaning concentrate:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning have or cause to have (a specified concern or theme):
Meaning concentrate (control of an activity or organization) under a single authority:
Meaning make (something) denser or more concentrated:
Meaning make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size:
Meaning remove (a volatile constituent) of a mixture by heating:
Meaning make or become thick or thicker:
Meaning flatten by pressure; squeeze or press:
Meaning make or become stronger:
Meaning the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling:
Meaning an extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter and used for flavouring or scent:
Meaning a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form:
Meaning a concentrated liquor resulting from heating or boiling a substance, especially a medicinal preparation made from a plant:
Meaning a medicine made by dissolving a drug in alcohol:
Meaning a particular type of medicinal solution:
Meaning the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class:
Meaning a concentrated liquor resulting from heating or infusing a substance, used for medicinal purposes:
concentrates antonyms
Meaning (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear:
Meaning indulge in a daydream:
Meaning make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it:
Anagrams of concentrates
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